Krispy Kreme chairman to speak at Winthrop

The chairman of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is coming to Winthrop University.

James H. Morgan will give the spring M.B.A. lecture at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The event is at the Whitton Auditorium in Vivian M. Carroll Hall. It is free and open to the regional business community.

Morgan became Krispy Kreme’s executive chairman in July 2014 and was president and CEO from January 2008 until July 2014. Morgan has been a member of the Krispy Kreme Board of Directors since 2000 and was elected its chairman in 2005.

Morgan previously served as chairman and CEO of Wachovia Securities. He is a past member of the Securities Industry Association Board of Directors and the New York Stock Exchange regional firms committee, and he is on the boards of directors of Coca-Coca Bottling Company Consolidated and Lowe’s Home Improvement.　

For information, contact Winthrop’s M.B.A. office at 803-323-2409 or via e-mail at mbaoffice@winthrop.edu.

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This story was originally published January 16, 2016 at 7:20 PM with the headline "Krispy Kreme chairman to speak at Winthrop."